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Added support for links in RST files

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+ Added rst_parser.rs for future RST parsing operations
+ Added tests for RST parsing
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@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ Picking Rust and Rocket
As I am not much of a UI person, the website update was put on the back burner for sometime. The old site was "good
enough." I originally considered doing it in Python and using Django. But that fails the criteria of being easily
deployable. In early 2020, I began learning Rust out of curiosity and the need to use it for research.
I decided to tackle the website backend in Rust as a learning exercise. I went with the Rocket framework. It
I decided to tackle the website backend in Rust as a learning exercise. I went with the `Rocket`_ framework. It
seemed to suit my needs and supported Tera templates. Tera templates are very similar to Django's templates that I
had already had experience in.
.. _Rocket: https://rocket.rs/
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As the style of the site is a simplistic linux terminal, I decided it would be nice to have the longer pages be in
@@ -40,5 +42,5 @@ improving how the site looked on mobile.
Future Improvements
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As I continue to learn Rust, I plan to implement more features of RST into the raw file displays. Having clickable
links or embedding images. I want to strike a balance between the aesthetic of a terminal and ease of use of a website.
As I continue to learn Rust, I plan to implement more features of RST into the raw file displays. For example,
embedding images. I want to strike a balance between the aesthetic of a terminal and ease of use of a website.